Should the Wake County school board reallocate money from the last bond issue to pay for upgrading Athens Drive High School's athletic stadium improvements or continue to leave it as part of the next construction program?

The Athens Drive community has been in an uproar since Wake County Commissioner Paul Coble questioned at last week's joint meeting including the project as part of the next capital improvement program. Parents spoke at Monday's commissioners meeting about why they felt the project needs to be funded.

Coble's response Monday was to question a request from the school system to reallocate money from the 2006 capital improvement program. He suggested the school board tap into that fund instead to pay for Athens Drive.

Summer Hoops Preview '14
The Picks: The Picks
Part I: Duke, UNC, N.C. State
Part II:
Wake, BC, FSU, Notre Dame
Part IV: Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech

Clemson

Coach: Brad Brownell (fourth season, 51-45 at Clemson; 218-130 overall)

2012-13 record: 13-18 (5-13 ACC, 11th)

Postseason: none

Projected starting lineup: G Jordan Roper, G Rod Hall, F K.J. McDaniels, F Jaron Blossomgame, F Ibrahim Djambo

Plus

• Brad Brownell can really coach. K.J. McDaniels is really athletic.

The Ghost Army (8pm, UNC-TV) - The story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret World War II Army group in Europe that used rubber tanks, sound effects and illusions to trick and misdirect the enemy about the strength and location of American units.

Dancing with the Stars (9pm, ABC) - A winner is announced in the 16th season finale. Of course, we're pulling for North Carolina native Kellie Pickler (left, with partner Derek Hough). Live performances tonight from Pitbull, Wynonna Judd, Psy and Jessica Sanchez.

Man-Eating Super Squid (9pm, Animal Planet) - An exploration of the myth behind the Scandinavian sea monster known as the kraken. (If you're into giant squids, check out "Monster Squid: It Lives" airing at 8.)

Grimm (10pm, NBC) - In the Season 2 finale, Nick enlists help from Monroe and Rosalee while investigating attacks involving the "undead" in Portland. Meanwhile, Capt. Renard's brother is in town on family business, and Adalind's allies battle each other.

Frontline: The Untouchables (10pm, UNC-TV) - An investigation into why Wall Street titans have avoid prosecution for the roles their institutions played in the 2008 financial meltdown.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (10pm, HBO) - Segments include a visit with Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien; a report on an Oklahoma City marathon honoring those killed in the 1995 terrorist attack; and a look at the dangers faced by referees and steps being taken to protect them from physical assaults.

Is an out-of-school suspension for five days and being arrested by police for disorderly conduct or assault charges the proper punishment for last week's water balloon prank at Enloe High School?

The Coalition of Concerned Citizens for African American Children is questioning the response by the school district and Raleigh police. But as noted in today's column by Barry Saunders, Wake school officials say suspensions were issued not for throwing balloons but disobeying the rules.

“Some students — let’s be specific, a small percentage of them — simply were not following the rules," said Wake schools spokeswoman Renee McCoy in the column. "They had been warned the day before by the principal on the intercom” that no disruptive pranks would be tolerated.

Much of the coverage of today's Wake County school board meeting will be focused on the release of the names of the superintendent finalists.

But the school board will be doing other things that will have a significant impact on the new superintendent. For one thing, the board will have the second and final reading on the revised student assignment policy that the new superintendent will be in charge of turning into a plan.

The second reading, as is standard, is listed on the consent agenda. It's pretty safe to say that one or more board members will request it be placed on the action agenda for it to be discussed and voted on separately.

Story links to this year's conference, regional and state track and field championships. The Southeast Raleigh girls and Knightdale boys were 4A champs, while the Cedar Ridge boys and Carrboro girls were 2A champs.

Story links to this year's boys' golf conference, regional and state championships. East Chapel Hill junior Ben Griffin, pictured above, won the 4A title.

N&O All-Metro golf team: TBA

Mike Morse, a former executive producer and on-air personality for G105's "Bob and the Showgram" radio program, is joining "My Carolina Today" on WNCN as Valonda Calloway's new co-host.

Morse left the "Showgram" in the summer of 2012, after nine years on staff. He previously worked for WRAL's Mix 101.5 radio station, becoming the executive producer of "The Bill and Sheri Show" in 1999. He left that station for "The Showgram" in 2003.

Morse and "Showgram" host Bob Dumas were involved in some controversy in 2008 when an intern was teased on-air about her upcoming wedding to a Lumbee Indian. But Morse was always seen as the nice guy on the show, typically playing the easygoing sidekick who offered contrast to Dumas' more strident persona.

Originally from Virginia, Morse lives in Cary with his wife and two children.

He replaces Sharon Delaney, who stepped down May 10 after three years on the show to devote more time to her family, according to a WNCN press release.

"My Carolina Today" airs weekday mornings at 11 on WNCN.

This is a post by N&O restaurant critic Greg Cox:

Last year it was Doolin’s in Durham and Doherty’s in Cary. Hibernian opened a new location in North Raleigh while, just up the road, Saints & Scholars gave the area its first half-Irish, half-Mediterranean menu. In Wake Forest, Pat Murnane’s opened in the old Oh’ Mulligans space.

Now Chapel Hill is riding the wave. Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub (206 W. Franklin St.; 919-240-4560; fitzgeraldschapelhill.com), which opened last week on Franklin Street, is the second location of a popular Charlotte watering hole.

The new pub builds on the winning formula of the original: 24 beers on tap, lots of sports TVs, and a menu that covers all the expected bases from Reuben to fish and chips. The unexpected, too, with options including a Hawaiian entree salad, chicken “Riggies” (grilled with sweet and spicy peppers) and a selection of six variations on the slider theme.

Fitzgerald’s serves lunch on Saturday and Sunday (opening at noon for the time being), and dinner nightly.

Elsewhere, Murphy’s Law (in the form of construction complications) has delayed a couple of other Irish pub openings.

Sprinkler system changes necessitated by an interior makeover have pushed back the opening of a second Trali in Morrisville. Originally slated for March, it’s now looking like early- to mid-June.

Work continues on bringing the original Hibernian on Glenwood South back from the ashes, too. Owner Niall Hanley hopes to reopen a bigger, better version of the pub with a rooftop patio later this year.

Send restaurant news to Greg at ggcox@bellsouth.net. Be sure to tune in to Greg's radio show at 11 a.m. Saturdays on WPTF.

Preservation Durham has dropped its opposition to removing the Liberty Warehouse’s Local Historic Landmark designation after reaching agreements with the building’s owner and prospective buyer.

The City Council is due to vote on removal at its meeting tonight.

According to Preservation Durham Executive Director Wendy Hillis, Liberty owner Greenfire Developer and East-West Partners, a Chapel Hill firm which has a contract to buy the warehouse, have agreed to address several preservationists’ concerns:

• Integrating the existing southern brick wall into the redevelopment plans by preserving the Foundry, Central Park mural and wall, but making strategic penetrations to allow for enhanced public connectivity and programming in Central Park.
• Incorporating of the northeast brick façade and LIBERTY sign into the redevelopment plans.
• Reusing old wood from the warehouse within the redevelopment and recycling that which is not reused onsite.
• Memorializing and documenting the Liberty Warehouse and the tobacco-auction business in Durham, either through an outdoor public exhibit or a dedicated museum space.
• Using architectural forms and materials that contextually relate to the surrounding area.
• A continued dialogue with Preservation Durham around the development of Liberty Warehouse that will include regular communication and meetings as the project proceeds towards construction.    
• Should East-West Partners not become involved in the Liberty’s redevelopment, Greenfire Development is committed to these same criteria.

Hillis and Preservation Durham President Josh Park negotiated the commitments with Greenfire Managing Partner Paul Smith and East-West principals Roger Perry and Bryson Powell.

“We have always recognized that Liberty Warehouse would be a difficult building to rehabilitate,” Hillis said in a prepared statement.

“Our concern has been that any redevelopment project intelligently assess the historic importance of the site and ensure that any new construction is appropriate within the industrial context of the neighborhood.”